Data center operators have made considerable investments toward physical security. Infrastructure and access control measures, as well as staff procedures, are routine in most, if not all, mission critical facilities. However, the likelihood of sabotage has grown, the surface area for attacks has expanded, and the methods used by intruders are increasingly sophisticated. In this roundtable, attendees will discuss physical security best practices, threats that are most concerning, and how best to assess site physical risks.

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The 2021 Uptime Institute Industry Survey indicates the leading cause of data center outages continues to be power. To combat this trend, data center uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems are evolving. New technologies are enabling various electrical approaches. However, will UPS systems of the future meet the changing requirements of operators? In this roundtable, attendees will discuss the latest UPS trends and provide their experiences with considering and adopting this new UPS technology.

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Due to the pandemic, industry staffing issues, and the increased focus on sustainability, data center infrastructure management (DCIM) has become more of an essential tool to effectively manage and operate digital infrastructure. Roundtable attendees will discuss DCIM updates and considerations as we move into this post-pandemic period.

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Sustainability is becoming important not just to the organisation, but also to the individuals working within those organisations, we all want to know we are playing our part for the future. However running a completely carbon neutral data center is a new concept, and not an easy one at that. This Roundtable will look at what areas need to be considered, including some you might not have thought of, and how solutions can be found to design and operate a carbon neutral data center.

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As we move into the post-pandemic period, more infrastructure operators are implementing strategies to increase data center and IT resiliency. Increased resiliency coupled with industry staffing concerns are leading operators to consider running data centers "on autopilot", in a true "lights out" environment. This roundtable will discuss the impacts and considerations of running a mission critical data center in a truly autonomous manner, and the implications on design, staffing, operations, monitoring and automation/AI as examples.

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The widespread disruptions of recent years have proven how interconnected the global economy is. It has also shown the importance of Datacenters to everyone’s everyday lives. A risk assessment in 2022 is for many organisations more wide-spread and comprehensive then in 2019, but are there still considerations and risks that are missing – should the local considerations be looked at with an increasing global perspective? This Roundtable will discuss what has become more common in risk assessments, and what could still be missing from some.

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Almost all enterprise digital infrastructure is now operated in a hybrid IT environment with a mix of on-prem, colocation, and cloud. Data center operations organizations are being asked to adjust to this changing landscape. In this roundtable, attendees will discuss what governance practices and approaches are being followed in order to meet the demands of IT.

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